September 24, 2012 is Diabetes Art Day -
This is a photograph of my submission for 2012 Diabetes Art
Day Project. I will upload it to the site listed below on 9/24. The drawing
doesn't have a name - yet. The inspiration came from reflecting on a single
morning's routine BG test. The numbers became a one day diabetes obsession for
me.
(Yesterday) When I woke up, my BG (blood glucose) was 141.
Since I forgot to take my medicine right away I found the number rose quickly
to 161 within an hour! Two hours after I ate breakfast and took my 1,000 mg of
Metformin along with a potpourri of other medications to protect me from Type 2
Diabetes, everything seemed right again - at 118. Ah...... When I saw the 118
number appear on the monitor, the vision came to me for this drawing. I spent a
long time on this thoroughly enjoying the creative process. By day’s end
numbers were whack again but I work at keeping tight control. It is one
obsession in my life that I welcome. My numbers usually do not go above 140
unless I've wandered from a food plan or physical activity. When the numbers
have risen in the past it meant stress or that I am brewing an infection. I
don't know what the reason for the number this week - Could this be from last week's scare over our dog, Baby Blue? I will let you know if I
figure it out. It is quite possible that I'll never know. Even so, I am
grateful for the journey - and for the inspiration for my 2012 submission for
Diabetes Art Day.
1 comment:
Bless your heart, Denise~ thank you for sharing this wonderful drawing and the journal of your work in progress. And what is great about this, is bringing everyone's attention to Diabetes as well as the Art Day project. Keep us posted what will happen next~ hugs
(Barbara in the Mojave)
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